Cloth-winding machine



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v. o LB l CLOTH WINDING MACHINE Filed July '15. 1922 2 sheets-sheet 1 Aug. 211, 1923.

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CLOTH WINDING MACHINE Filed July 15 1922 2 Sheets-Sheetl 2 .1ra-1aed aug. 21,L 1923.

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vALnnrInE oLB, or WEEHAWKEN, Nnw JERSEY.

Application nieaiauiy 15.,

To all whom it may concern Be it known thatf I, VALENTINE ULB, a citizen ofthe United States, and residing at Weehawken, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, .have invented certain new and useful Improvements` in Clothj `Winding Machines, of which the following is a-.specication,such as will ,enable those skilled in theart to whichit appertains to `malte kand use the same. 1 This `invention relates to machines Vfo v"winding cloth or fabrics of anylind andV class into a .roll for shipment or other Ypurposes and the object of the invention is to provide a` machine for the purpose specified composed of adjustable frame "members, whereby fabrics of different widths'. may Vbe wound thereby, a further object being to provide a tapered shaft by means of which and upon which4 the fabric is wound; 4a further object being toprovide means `for guiding `the fabric` as it passes through the machine Vas well as means for preventing the wrinkling or creasing of the fabric; a still further object Vbeing to provide a stretcher device for use `in rolling two-faced or tubular fabrics and with these and other objects in view, the invention consist-s in a machine of theclass and for the purpose specified which is simple in construction, eilicient in use andwhichV is constructed and operated Vvas hereinafter described and claimed..

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accom-Y panyingdrawing formsa part, in which the separate parts of .my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views,.and in `which zf `l1" ig. lis a side viewA of my improvedV machine and indicating the method of its usci Fig. 2`is va plan view ofthe lconstruction shown in F ig. .1 with the work piece omitted.4 Y

Fig. 3 is a. partial section on the line 3-.3V of.Fig.2. -n

e Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view through themac-hine and showing the use ofmy improved stretcherdevice; and

Fig.` 5 isa detail sectional View of the vstretcher device, which Iemploy.'v

`*In practice l employ a tubular frame .work composed Aof .separate side frame members 11 and'12 which are substantially U.shaped in form andare supportedI by legs 13 and thesidemembers '14* and 15 of the frame members llandv 12 telescope with CLOTH-WINDING MACHINE.

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i each other and the members 15 are provided with pins 16 adapted to enter one of a number of apertures 17 in the members'lt to adjustably secure the frame members 11 and 12 together.

The framemembers 11 and 12 are pro? vided with upstanding bearings 18 and 19 in which is rotatably mounted a tapered shaft 20, provided at one end with a crank- 21 or other means for rotating said shaft. The shaft is' reta-ined in the bearings 18 and 19fby hinge plates 22 which are provided at one side with pins 23 .adapted to be engaged by cam-shaped .lock members 24' pivoted to the bearings 18 and 19 as clearly shown in Fig. 3 ofthe drawing. j i

Mounted in connection with the frame members 11V and 12` are hangers 25 which are located approximately centrally thereof and in which is slidably mounted Ya transverse supporting rod 26 having an 'up- Wardly iirected extension 27 to which is secured a table lmember,.28 and this table member and rod are capable of movement forwardly and backwardlyin the frame and the rear end of the table member is supported upon the members 14 and 15 of said frame members.

A work piece guide member 29 composed of pairs of parts 30 and 31 hinged together as shown at 32 are pivotally mounted in connection with the frame members 1l and 12 and adjustable thereon by screws" 33 as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing. The separate pairs of parts 30 and 31 of the member 29 are connected adjacent to their free ends by telescoping rods 3-1 which are located .in the adjacent faces of said parts and serve to space said parts one from the` other and springs `35 are employed for holding therods of the separate parts together. The parts 3() are connected at their free ends by an'upwardly directed archshaped rod member l36 which serves to straighten out `or smooth a work piece passed thereover as `hereinafter set out.`

The use of my improved machine will be Vreadily noted from the foregoing description whenv taken in connection with the accompanying drawingsV and the following statement :.-In practisea predetermined amount of a suitable cloth or fabric is stacked as shown at 37 at one end of the machine and the free end thereof is passed upwardly over the table member 28 between'the rods 34 of the member 29 and upwardly over.` the rod 36 and onto the shaf-tQO andfsecured to said shaft 'by passing the'same beneath'a springV This 'operation is rcontinued until the desired lamount of the cloth or fabric has been wound upon the shaft, it being' understood that the table member 28 as well as the member29 are vcapable of backward movement in this operation and when the .desired amount of fabric has been wound upon the shaft, the.

' shaft is removed by releasing the cam-locks 24 and raising the plates 22' and lifting'the shaft'with the material thereon from the mach'ine and said shaft maybe withdrawn from the roll of fabric' 'by reason of the. taper thereof. v l

From the foregoing 'itj will beapparent that with myimproved machine I provide. a very simple method of winding' various kinds and classes of fabrics into rolls'of predetermined length.I It will also be apparent that the separateframe members ll and l2 may be adjusted laterally to adapt the machine for use inV connection with cloth of different widths. In the adjustmentof the frame a new'member 36will be substituted to correspond in length 'withthe adjustment.

In Figs, 4 and l5 of the drawing- I have shown a stretcher device 3S which is substantially triangular in form and comprisestwo telescoping members 39 and 40 to the ends of which is secured the fiee end of a V-shaped rod 4l witha spiral spring 42 mounted in the parts 40 and adapted to operate in connection with the part 39 to normally hold said parts in an extended position.

The stretcher device 38 is designedtobe used in connection with tubular fabric .43 and is adapted to be placed withinv the fabric rearwardly of the rods 34 'of the member 29' and serves to stretch the fabric 43 as it passes f between said rods and it will be noted on a consideration of Fig. 4 of the drawing that the fabric 43 is'passed directly onto the shaft 20`instead of over the rod 36 as in Fig. 1 of Vthe drawing.

It will be understood that my improved machine may be made of, any desired size and the shaft 20 of the machine may be operated in any desire'dmanner and vwhile I have shown certain details' of construction for carrying' my invention into'efl'e'ct, it will be understood that'I am notin'ecessarily limited to these details 'andvarious changes therein and modifications thereof may be made, within thesco'pe ofthe appended claims. without de` partingfrbmthe spirit of. my yinventin or sacrificing' its 'advantages Vto be woundis adaptedto lie'passefd7 and tenly I-Iaving'fu'lly described. my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure byLe'tters Patent, is ready for operation and'byfrotating the shaft 15A fabric .windingmachine of the class described .comprising a suitable frame, a shaft rotatably and detachably mounted in the frame and on which the fabric is adapted to be wound, and a fabric guide member piv-Y otally mounted inthe frame, saidmemberbe-i ing composed of separate parts hinged Vto` gether, the separate partsV of saidmember loe-. ing` providedwith rod's adapted. to 'cooperatef one with the other and" between' which the. fabric to be wound is adapted to be passed. n'

2. A Vfabric, winding vmachine ofthe :classVVV described comprising 'a suitablefranie, a shaft rotatably and detachably mounted in. the frame and on which thefabric'is adapted to be wound, a fabric; guide member pivctallyA mounted in the frame, ,said member being composed of separate part-s ,hinged together,lv the separate parts of saidA member being pro- Y vided with rods Yadapted to cooperate one with the other and between whicfhthe 4 fa'bric:y

sional means for holding thev separateparts" of said member or the rods/thereof together.

3. ,A fabric winding machine. of'thefp'class*y described 'comprising la suitable.A frame; a shaft rotatably and detachalolyl mounted. in the frame and on which'the fabric is adapted to be wound, a fabric guide` member pivot-V ally mounted in the frame,.said member `be-fY ing composed of separate `parts hingedto-V gether, theseparate parts.ofsaidjmember,10U i being provided rwith rodsadapted tofco-f. operate one with the other and between which the fabricto be wound.'isiadaptedtol be passed, tensionalfmeansfo'r holdingl the separate parts of said member or' the rodsV4 thereof together, and. one part of said `-guide member being provided with Y means over which the fabric is adapted to pass, .forhold-- ing said fabric in predetermined position. y'

4. A fabricwindingfl machine of *the class described comprising. a suitable frame; a shaft .rotatably and detachably mounted the frame and on Vwhich the ,fabricisf adapted tobe wound, a lfabric guiden member; pivotally mounted in the i frame, fsaid memberY being composed ofseparate partshinggecl.together,the separate parts of vsaid Amember being provided with rods adapted toco'o'p;V erate one with the other. and` between which the fabric to be wound.i`s"adapted,tombe passed, tensional vmeans ,for holding the sepa; rate parts of said member orthe rods thereof together, one .part of Said guide member beingprovidedfwith means over-whichthe Y fabric isfadapted to pass,l forhclding said fabric in.predeterminedppsitiom and a table, v member moya-bly` mounted in said frame,V A

5ll fabric'windingmachine-Hof thel class` described comprising. fa frame composedT ofV adjustable frame members, a tapered shaftV 13o f Y7o Y cooperate one with the other and between which thefabric is adapted to pass.

6. A fabric winding machine of the class described comprising a frame composed of adjustable framemembers, a tapered shaft rotatably and detachably mounted in bearings in said frame members and on which the fabric is adapted to'be wound, a fabric guide member pivotally mounted in connection with said frame members and composed of separate parts hinged together at one end,

the other end of said parts being provided Vwith telescoping rods adapted to cooperate one with the other and between which the fabric is adapted to pass, and tensional means for holding the separate parts of said guide member or the rods thereof'together. Y 7 A fabric. winding machine of the class described comprising a frame composed of adjustable frame members, atapered shaft rotatably and detachably mounted in bearings in said frame members and-on which the fabric is adapted to-be wound, a fabric guide member pivotally mountedKV in connection with said framemembers and com posed of separate parts hinged together at 'one end, the other end of said parts being provided with telescoping rods adapted to cooperateone with the other and between which the fabric isadapted to pass, tensional means for holding the separate parts of said guide member or the rods thereof together, and one of said parts being provided with an arc-shaped member over which the fabric is adapted to pass and by means of lwhich Vsaid fabric is retained in predetermined position. v

8. A fabric winding machine of the class described comprising a frame composed of adjustable frame members, a tapered shaft rotatably and detachably mounted in bearings in said frame members and on which the fabric is adapted to be wound, a fabric guide member pivotally mounted in connection with said frame members and composed ofv separate parts hinged together at one end, the other end of said parts being provided with telescoping rods adapted to cooperate one with the other and between which the fabric is adapted to pass, tensional means for holding the separate parts of said guide members or the rods thereof together, one of said parts being provided with an arc-shaped member over which the fabric is adapted to pass and by means of which said fabric is retained in predeter mined position, and a table member adjustably mounted in said frame.

9. A fabric winding machine of the class described comprising a frame composed of adjustable frame members, a tapered shaft rotatably and detachably mounted in Abearings on said frame members and on which the fabric isadapted to be wound, a fabric guide member pivotally mounted in con nection with said frame members and composed of separate parts hinged together at one end, the other end of said parts being provided with telescoping rods adapted to cooperate one with the other and between which the fabric is adapted to pass, tensional means for holding the separate parts of said guide members or the rods thereof together, one of said parts being provided with an arc-shaped member over which the fabric is adapted to pass and by means of which said fabric is retained in predetermined position, a table member adjustably mounted in said frame, and a stretcher device adapted to be detachably mounted in said guide member.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name this 12th day of July, 1922.

VALENTINE OLB. 

